IMPress Polly
08-10-2014, 08:39 AM
Okay, I've now beaten the course ghosts on all the courses in Mario Kart 8, so I thought I'd post some of my best times. See if you can beat these! They're not exactly world records, and I didn't get great times on all the courses, so I'm just gonna post the ones that I'm especially proud of, which are the times for those courses on which I managed to come within five seconds of the Nintendo staff record or actually beat it. I'll post the course ghost's time for the race, my record, the record of the people at Nintendo as printed in the official game guide, and the current world record. These times for each course will be listed sequentially from slowest to fastest. I'll italicize my record times. I'll additionally place asterisks around them if I was able to beat a Nintendo staff record, as I was able to do so on four courses.
(The world records, incidentally, are positively insane. You can't both set one and have a life apart from Mario Kart 8. I don't even try for those, and neither should any sane human being. Anyway, all my records were set with Rosalina, either the Sport Bike or Comet (which have the same stats), and one of the slick wheels, in case you're wondering.)
Mario Kart Stadium
Course Ghost's Time: 1'59"781
My Record: 1'49"480
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'44"503
World Record: 1'36"704
Mario Circuit
Course Ghost's Time: 2'07"436
My Record: 1'55"482
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'53"017
World Record: 1'48"004
Toad Harbor
Course Ghost's Time: 2'31"066
My Record: 2'15"705
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'11"578
World Record: 2'01"095
Shy Guy Falls
Course Ghost's Time: 2'19"528
My Record: 2'10"891
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'08"775
World Record: 1'55"711
Sunshine Airport
Course Ghost's Time: 2'24"429
My Record: 2'11"893
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'08"177
World Record: 1'58"232
Dolphin Shoals
Course Ghost's Time: 2'19"160
My Record: 2'10"116
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'09"590
World Record: 1'58"878
Electrodrome
Course Ghost's Time: 2'24"747
My Record: 2'12"749
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'07"774
World Record: 1'56"910
Cloudtop Cruise
Course Ghost's Time: 2'26"347
My Record: 2'14"642
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'11"595
World Record: 1'59"993
Rainbow Road
Course Ghost's Time: 2'23"967
My Record: 2'19"992
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'15"895
World Record: 2'02"071
GBA Mario Circuit
Course Ghost's Time: 1'49"158
My Record: 1'37"487
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'35"290
World Record: 1'23"241
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
Course Ghost's Time: 2'11"220
My Record: 1'58"227
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'57"169
World Record: 1'47"379
GCN Dry Dry Desert
Course Ghost's Time: 2'29"678
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'14"415
*My Record: 2'10"693*
World Record: 1'57"286
N64 Royal Raceway
Course Ghost's Time: 2'21"371
My Record: 2'08"420
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'04"626
World Record: 1'53"732
3DS DK Jungle
Course Ghost's Time: 2'26"900
My Record: 2'17"486
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'14"917
World Record: 2'02"700
DS Wario Stadium
Course Ghost's Time: 2'14"213
My Record: 2'05"041
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'04"685
World Record: 1'50"881
GCN Sherbet Land
Course Ghost's Time: 2'21"192
My Record: 2'04"691
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'02"291
World Record: 1'49"788
3DS Music Park
Course Ghost's Time: 2'24"468
My Record: 2'09"562
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'06"354
World Record: 1'51"684
N64 Yoshi Valley
Course Ghost's Time: 2'28"814
My Record: 2'09"563
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'08"495
World Record: 1'57"973
DS Tick-Tock Clock
Course Ghost's Time: 2'13"712
My Record: 1'59"735
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'59"372
World Record: 1'45"267
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
Course Ghost's Time: 2'23"991
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'12"079
*My Record: 2'11"371*
World Record: 1'59"135
Wii Grumble Volcano
Course Ghost's Time: 2'18"305
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'10"129
*My Record: 2'09"834*
World Record: 1'55"974
N64 Rainbow Road
Course Ghost's Time: 1'33"731
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'26"548
*My Record: 1'26"507*
World Record: 1'18"178
See if you can beat any of those! (The ones set by me, that is. :wink:)
(The world records, incidentally, are positively insane. You can't both set one and have a life apart from Mario Kart 8. I don't even try for those, and neither should any sane human being. Anyway, all my records were set with Rosalina, either the Sport Bike or Comet (which have the same stats), and one of the slick wheels, in case you're wondering.)
Mario Kart Stadium
Course Ghost's Time: 1'59"781
My Record: 1'49"480
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'44"503
World Record: 1'36"704
Mario Circuit
Course Ghost's Time: 2'07"436
My Record: 1'55"482
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'53"017
World Record: 1'48"004
Toad Harbor
Course Ghost's Time: 2'31"066
My Record: 2'15"705
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'11"578
World Record: 2'01"095
Shy Guy Falls
Course Ghost's Time: 2'19"528
My Record: 2'10"891
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'08"775
World Record: 1'55"711
Sunshine Airport
Course Ghost's Time: 2'24"429
My Record: 2'11"893
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'08"177
World Record: 1'58"232
Dolphin Shoals
Course Ghost's Time: 2'19"160
My Record: 2'10"116
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'09"590
World Record: 1'58"878
Electrodrome
Course Ghost's Time: 2'24"747
My Record: 2'12"749
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'07"774
World Record: 1'56"910
Cloudtop Cruise
Course Ghost's Time: 2'26"347
My Record: 2'14"642
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'11"595
World Record: 1'59"993
Rainbow Road
Course Ghost's Time: 2'23"967
My Record: 2'19"992
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'15"895
World Record: 2'02"071
GBA Mario Circuit
Course Ghost's Time: 1'49"158
My Record: 1'37"487
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'35"290
World Record: 1'23"241
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
Course Ghost's Time: 2'11"220
My Record: 1'58"227
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'57"169
World Record: 1'47"379
GCN Dry Dry Desert
Course Ghost's Time: 2'29"678
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'14"415
*My Record: 2'10"693*
World Record: 1'57"286
N64 Royal Raceway
Course Ghost's Time: 2'21"371
My Record: 2'08"420
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'04"626
World Record: 1'53"732
3DS DK Jungle
Course Ghost's Time: 2'26"900
My Record: 2'17"486
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'14"917
World Record: 2'02"700
DS Wario Stadium
Course Ghost's Time: 2'14"213
My Record: 2'05"041
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'04"685
World Record: 1'50"881
GCN Sherbet Land
Course Ghost's Time: 2'21"192
My Record: 2'04"691
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'02"291
World Record: 1'49"788
3DS Music Park
Course Ghost's Time: 2'24"468
My Record: 2'09"562
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'06"354
World Record: 1'51"684
N64 Yoshi Valley
Course Ghost's Time: 2'28"814
My Record: 2'09"563
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'08"495
World Record: 1'57"973
DS Tick-Tock Clock
Course Ghost's Time: 2'13"712
My Record: 1'59"735
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'59"372
World Record: 1'45"267
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
Course Ghost's Time: 2'23"991
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'12"079
*My Record: 2'11"371*
World Record: 1'59"135
Wii Grumble Volcano
Course Ghost's Time: 2'18"305
Nintendo Staff Record: 2'10"129
*My Record: 2'09"834*
World Record: 1'55"974
N64 Rainbow Road
Course Ghost's Time: 1'33"731
Nintendo Staff Record: 1'26"548
*My Record: 1'26"507*
World Record: 1'18"178
See if you can beat any of those! (The ones set by me, that is. :wink:)